Athletic injuries to the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand

Athletic injuries to the elbow, forearm, wrist and hand.

LTHOUGH competitive sports produce more A major injuries to the lower extremity, a sufficient number of injuries to the upper extremity do occur to make a thorough review of their recognition and management worthwhiIe. Furthermore, since most of these injuries involve one of the major joints, such as the elbow or the wrist, inadequate treatment wiI1 often Iead to permanent disability. A number ...

Athletic Injuries of the Wrist and Hand

Forearm lengthening: management of elbow and wrist

The risk and consequences of an elbow or a wrist contracture are lower during a forearm lengthening than during a lower limb lengthening. This kind of complication can mostly be avoided by an active and intensive regimen of physiotherapy. However, there are some challenges to deal with in treating the disorder multiple exostoses and the radial club hand, including the lack of consensus on the b...

Pediatric hand and wrist injuries.

In the last 40 years, childhood hand and wrist injuries have become progressively more common as children have become heavier and more active in high impact sports. The majority of children with such injuries do well, but treatment is not always straightforward. Distal radius fractures, scaphoid fractures, metacarpal and phalangeal fractures, nailbed injuries, and amputations are among the pedi...

89 - Hand and Wrist Injuries

When assessing hand injuries, the history should focus on the mechanism of the injury, hand position at the time of the insult, perceived resultant functional impairment, and the time elapsed since the injury. Some mechanisms yield classic injury patterns, such as the jersey finger and mallet finger. Other injury patterns are known for their poor outcomes, such as fight bites or high-pressure i...